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After telling my family and children I only told my chief midwife because I knew she would be supportive. that was before the surgery, since if people ask me what i'm doing to lose the weight I will tell them, because this tool has been a lifesaver I was truly afraid that in a few years i wouldn't be able to walk because of my knees, i am actually going to the gym tonight. but as someone else said sometimes its the overweight ones who seem more judgemental than others. oh well.. it took me a while to get to my breaking point also

Loved My surgeon Dr. Roslin he works out of Lenox Hill hospital which was quite impressive talking as a health professional. his office is midtown (way too close to bloomies - lol) and it runs incredibly well. I'd recommend the practice to anyone

Name_________Start Weight__CurrentWeight______Goal______Lbs lost *****************************:tt2:**********:sad:*********:ohmy:* 1day at a time.....263............258.5............243........4.5 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4............180........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............223............213............5 Bea1128............210.5..........207............188..........3.5 Brandymom1234......227............156............135............0 Caramia71..........208............203............195............5 Crzytchr...........281............278............265............3 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........209............200..........1.5 HeatherO...........155............152............140............3 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............188............177............8 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220............0 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........271............256..........3.2 LisaB..............205.5..........200............180..........5.5 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............244............230............4 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220..........2.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............293............280............7 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............296.8..........280..........2.2 mominlv13..........299.8..........295............275..........4.8 nip50..............175............173............160............2 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............247............232............5 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............170............150............1 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........230.5..........227............210..........3.5 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Sunshine2..........177............176............167............1 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............210............195............1 Turler.............225............219............210............6 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............190............170............5 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0

What a fabulous job!!! Keep up the great work!!!

Ok, whew, I'm going to do this. I was banded 7/28 ams have lost19 lbs since the surgery. I'm happy with that but I know exercise has to be a part of my "recovery". I'm going to do the couch to 5k starting today sot that i can hopefully run/walk a 5k in october. My sister who's been running for years has said she'll do it with me, but i need to make myself accountable to fellow lapbanders. wish me luck folks, and if anyone feels like joining me I would be so happy. gigi

Down 19lbs in 4 weeks. I'm happy, but I'm starting @ the Y and also starting a couch to 5K. I still feel I eat to much @ a sitting and hoping my second fill helps with that, but I can't complain because the scale keeps moving in the right direction just slowly.

Name...............Starting................ Current.......Goal..............To Go agreatknead.......237......................205...........180.......... .........25 areellady...............189.......................189............159.. ................30 BIGB......................342.......................342............300 .................42 BellaPerdente.........287.......................251............200.... .............51 Boos02..................258.......................226............200.. ...............26 BrownBear.............240.......................240............200.... .............40 Claudine................250.......................250.............225. .................25 Bunkey1965...........194.......................192.............170.... .............22 Dionna113.............199.......................199.............160... ..............39 FeliciaLevy75 ........240.......................240.............190................5 0 GillieBean..............304.......................304.............264. ...............40 Hollie ...................154.......................154.............125...... ..........29 Jeni 85..................182.......................182.............160..... ............22 Josie74.................260.......................260.............215. ...............45 klmsilva.................216......................216.............190. ...............26 legster..................183......................183..............160 ...............23 linksmom..............251......................251..............200... ............51 Liquidbluegal.........225......................225..............199... ............26 Liz_hager..............161.....................161..............130... ............31 lotzasunshine.........292.......................292..............250.. ..............42 Luu2008................230.....................203..............153... ............50 Mamanmidwife......295.....................295..............260................35 MELISSA AGUIRRE..266....................233..............160................73 Melody2006...........223.....................223..............173..... ...........50 odizzzydori............242.....................242..............199... ............43 paige65.................252.....................252..............208.. .............44 srknepler...............285.....................285..............255.. .............30 Sunshine2.............177.....................177..............160.... ...........17 stevegoad..............370................341.............. 267.................74 Truediva...........299................285...........235............50 __________________

Trying to update myself - gigi Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost *****:frown:***********:frown:*************:tt2:************:smile:*********:w00t:**** 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............199............180............0 Barb12590..........228............228............213............0 Bea1128............210.5..........210.5..........188............0 Caramia71..........208............208............195............0 Crzytchr...........310............281............265............0 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............245............230............0 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........210.5..........200............0 HeatherO...........155............155............140............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............194............177............2 Leslie2Lose........220............220............205............0 LisaB..............205.5..........205.5..........180............0 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............248............230............0 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 memom..............210............210............170............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........297.6..........275............2.2 nip50..............175............175............160............0 NurseNiki..........258............258............239............0 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............0 Renewedhope........171............171............150............0 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Tess...............304............304............280............0 Turler.............225............223............210............2 wowox7.............195............195............170............0 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0 __________________

well after a vacation and coming back @ 300 i'm down to 295 for 3 days . I guess it's true - I actually weigh under 300lbs. I love my band!!!

I'm still at the point that people just know something is different "get new haircut?". Family and close friends I tell thme that basically I have to lose my 18yo daughter Tiffany (125lbs) to be just "overweight" anfd they can't beleive it. "you're not that heavy" well yeah I am, that' why i needed this surgury. But it is hard to admit that. Gigi PS you guys are an inspiration, keep up the great work

_____Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost *****:cool2:************************:tt2:************:thumbup:**********:w00t:*** ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Caramia71..........208............208............195............0 georgiagirl........245............245............230............0 HeatherO...........155............155............140............0 Jazzyywan..........322............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............196............177............0 Leslie2Lose........224............224............209............0 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............248............230............0 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........299.8..........275............0 Tess...............304............304............280............0 Mamanmidwife...........299....................299...................285...................0 This will be great motivation - how often will we check in?

Hey Linda, You are doing great. I was losing about a pound a day, but of course once i started on soft food - nothing, but i'm going tostart upping the exercise (i.e. stop getting the girls to walk the dog and do it myself lol) and I'm sure it will start getting better. also with soft foods came a bit of hunger, but Thursday I'm getting my first fill. I got banded @ Lenox Hill, just really clicked with the surgeon, and I love how the office is run, I can actually get in and out in 1/2 hour which allows me to do it while @ work (shhh). Keep up the great work, I'm so waiting to see 299, and I'm sure that's part of why I stalled. Gigi

Hi linda, I'm well how's it going for you? I'm so close to 299 I can practically taste it. I'm very grateful that i haven't been hungry relly, but boy can my stomach make noise (it growls all afternoon) Thanks for asking Gigi

I'd like to check in . Got banded 7/28 @314lbs (331lbs to start) and this morning i was 300 - so close i can taste it I get my first fill next week and think i need it not hungry but feel i can eat too much in a sitting. Congrats I can't wait to join you all

Had my 1 week post op visit today and I lost 8 lbs so far which is great considering I put on 8 lbs after surgery. I know I will cry when it's 299 that i see on the scale it's been so so long. I'll be getting a fill in 2 1/2 weeks and looking forward to it. I am not hungry yet (but I do have dreams about breaking open a popeye's spicy chicken thigh lol). I'm walking the dog for 20 min every morning and parking 1/2 mile from work to get in a little more walking. At the dr's office I saw someone who had surgery the same day - she was feeling weak and hadn't lost anything I kind of felt guilty but I'm sure my issues are coming at some point. I might as well enjoy while the going is good. just needed to share Gigi

I was looking up rowing machines and this came up what a riot!

since I got banded in july missing out on some of the best beach and pool time I already decided that I will go to the carribean in feb or mar hopefully 40-50 lb down. Goal - mediterranean cruise for a full 2 weeks

I'm home, got banded yesterday it went very well - thanks for the prayers and good thoughts everyone. best to all those going today and the rest of the week. I'm tired will post surgery day story later Gigi

I was pre registered mon the 21st and called the nurse friday 7/24 to get the instructions and time of my surgery. Clear fluids 24 hours before and take my meds with small sips of water before 7 am. my surgery was scheduled for 2:30 pm to be at the hospital @ 12:30pm. Monday went to pick up my mom and took the subway in got there @ 12:15 went to the ambulatory surgey waiting room. THe clerk call ed me @ 1:00 took me to the locker room gave me an ample sized gown and the slippers told me to get undressed and give a sample of urine for a preg test. She took me to my cubicle and brought my mom in to sit with me the nurse came and went over all the paperwork gave me my name band took blood let me know my preg test was neg (Thank goodness!) and weighed me (I lost 5 lbs of water wiehgt in 2 days - lol). THe anesthesiologist came and questioned me the nurse manager came and introduced herself to us and my surgeon - Dr. roslin came and got a final consent. THen the or nurse cam and got me an we waled to OR #12 (there were 18 that I could see). I climed on the bed got heperin in my arm the anesthesiologist started my IV in my hand and the I looked at the clock and it was 2:29. thne that's all she wrote folks. I woke up in the PACU to the voices of the anesthesiologist and the nurse calling me. I heard them callin in my parents who cam e and sat with me for a while as soon as they closed the curtain I told my mom (whose a nurse as am I ) to look and see how many insicions I had and what they looked like. my parents left and I go some morphine and fell asleep nest thing I was being brought down to my room. 3 othere lap bandedrs were there the room was nice the nurses excellent . I got 2 more shots of heperin the venodyne boots felt like my dog rolling over my leg and I needed 2 more shots of morphine. I was on torodol on schedule for antiinflammation and pain relief. I was up and about to the the bathroom all night THe night went well the nurse came and woke me up @ 6:30 to wash up and get ready for my upper gi , the surgical team came in and changed the bandaids and check me out then down to xray I got to see my band and the port. THe surgeon came and told me I was good to go.Back up to the room and met with the nutritionist and the other lapband patients for review of the diet. Then on my way home. All in all a very good experience. I would totally recommend my doctor and the hospital 100 times over. Good luck to all those going Gigi

Good luck to you both, I'm @ 2:30 pm gigi

Well, good luck and prayers out to everyone going in tomnorrow and this week - including me Gigi

I'm having it done tomorrow 7/28 @ Lenox Hill with Dr. Roslin. Excited and anxious - think of me folks - good thoughts gigi

I'm going in tomorrow so please keep the replies up. Also does anyyone know if arnica (the homeopathic remedy) work?

I'm sorry about the gas pains hope everyday gets a little better. I'm getting done moday and starting to get nervous gigi

Well I got my time for surgery - 2:30pm so clears until & 7am. I'm so excited and getting nervous. I have so many things going on right now. My daughter had an excision biopsy of a lump in her breast yest, she's doing well, but i have some mild anxiety about the results (won't find out until thursday). My 2 youngest daughters are going to sleep away camp on sunday do trying to get them all se. then I get to think about me. I want to take before pictures and measurements - hope I get a chance(not that things will change that fast, but it's the OCD in me) I've been reading about everyone and so far so good - looks like the July Butterflys are all coming out of their cocoons!! Can't wait to join you guys Gigi